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Powers of Attorney

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What is a Power of Attorney.

A Power of Attorney is a document given by one person (the principal or donor) to another person (the attorney) which enables the attorney to act on behalf of the principal. The power can be to act generally on the principal’s behalf or to act in specified circumstances and could include the right of the attorney to sue and be sued in the place of the principal. Any mentally sound person, who is capable of understanding the effect of the document, may give a power of attorney.

If you become mentally incapacitated your affairs very possibly will pass to the Protective Commissioner’s Office that is, your affairs will be managed by a government official

Why Provide Someone with a Power of Attorney.

There are some circumstances in which you may be unable to make decisions about matters that concern you. For example, you may be overseas, or you may be too ill.

If you give someone a general power of attorney, for instance to sign documents for you in your absence, that power will come to an immediate end if for some reason you lose your capacity to make decisions. This could be very awkward if your attorney is in the process of conducting business affairs for you.

Giving someone enduring power means that he/she is able to continue to act for you if you lose capacity to act for yourself.